Copy No. 11
 
      
OPTEL (Unnumbered)
 
      Information received up to 7 a.m., 21st December, 1941.
 
      
 
 
(I) 
NAVAL
 
      20th Noon. Air reconnaissance showed PRINCE EUGEN in dry dock 
      at BREST.
 
      
 
 
(II) 
MILITARY
 
      LIBYA. 
20th. At 10.30 a.m. general situation was that the 
      continued pressure of our forward columns was keeping the enemy 
      on the run. The majority of the remaining German Forces appear 
      to be in the SOLUK area, while the remnants of the Italian Divisions 
      are still North East of BENGHAOI and much disorganized. Our mobile 
      columns which have reached EL KARRUBA are directed one on REGIMA 
      and BENGHAOI and the other on MSUS and SCELEIDIMA. Reports so 
      far received indicate that twelve enemy tanks were destroyed 
      on the 19th, eight new Italian tanks were abandoned at MEKILI. 
      Reconnaissance of TRIPOLI (L) on 19th showed that two supply 
      ships of about six thousand and five thousand tons had arrived. 
      A third ship of similar size was approaching the port under escort. 
      It has now been reported that our Patrols with parachute troops 
      dropped early in the operations, succeeded in destroying 22 enemy 
      aircraft together with bomb and petrol stores on a landing ground 
      thirty miles West of SIRTE.
 
      
 
 
MALAYA.
 On the morning of the 21st enemy reached the 
      (?) river at MAHANG. There was no contact West of this place. 
      Our troops are holding the line of the KURAU River and Southern 
      end of CHENDERCH LAKE. In an action near LENGGONG GRIK road on 
      the 19th, 60 enemy dead were counted, our casualties were small. 
      Nothing to report from KELANTAN, KUANTAN and JOHORE areas. A 
      small detachment of British troops from MIRI arrived at SINGAPORE 
      on 21st.
 
      
 
 
HONG KONG.
 The latest report at 6.00 p.m. local time 
      19th stated that the enemy had over run the North West corner 
      of the Island.
 
      
 
 
RUSSIA.
 The Russians are maintaining heavy pressure 
      on the MOSCOW front. Particularly in the area North West of TULA. 
      The Germans are continuing their attack on SEVASTOPOL.
 
      
 
 
(III) 
AIR OPERATIONS
 
      20th. One Hudson bombed a cargo vessel of 3,000 tons off the 
      Norwegian coast, the ship appeared to be hit.